Stuffed sponge cake

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A delicious sponge cake very simple to prepare and with excellent presentation, confectioned ​​with flour, eggs and sugar, stuffed with chocolate cream and strawberries, garnished with powdered sugar.

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Ingredients

For the cake:

6 eggs

150 grams / (5 1/3 ounces) sugar

175 grams / (6 1/4 ounces) all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

Powdered sugar for garnish

For the filling:

3 eggs

100 grams / (3 1/2 ounces) dark chocolate

1 tablespoon margarine

50 grams / (1 3/4 ounces) sugar

5 strawberries

Directions

Step 1

For the cake:

With an electric mixer beat the eggs with the sugar until obtain a homogeneous mixture. Then, beat the flour mixed with the baking powder.

Step 2

Place the previous mixture in a round cake pan (25 x 6 centimeters / (9 3/4 x 2 1/3 inches)) previously greased with margarine and dusted with flour. Place in preheated oven at 180°C / (350ºF) about 25 minutes (the time depends on the oven). Remove from the oven, unmold and allow to cool.

Step 3

For the filling:

Separate the yolks from the whites and beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Store in the fridge.

Step 4

Place in a bowl the chocolate broken into pieces along with the margarine. Bring to melt in the microwave. Remove from microwave and stir with the help of a fork. Set aside.

Step 5

With an electric mixer beat the egg yolks along with the sugar until obtain a creamy mixture. Add the melted chocolate, without stop beating. Then, add the whipped egg whites and fold gently with a spatula.

Step 6

Cut the cake in half with a sharp knife. Fill with the mousse and the strawberries cut into slices. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.